Lung Cancer
#12 Lung Cancer; the Beginning, Progression and how it exert its lethal effect
Research
Lung cancer stars in the lungs, one of the body’s most vital and fragile organs. Lungs are two spongy organs located in the chest and they provide oxygen to the body. Lungs cancer usually begins with a tumor which is a group of cells that grow and destroys the nearby tissues. It is a disease caused by uncontrolled cell division in lungs. They divide and make more copies of themselves which is their purpose but sometimes, they get changed (mutation) that cause them to make more of themselves when they should not. Those damaged cells uncontrollably dividing create masses or tumors that eventually keep the organ from working properly and will later cause cancer. There are many cancer that can affect the lungs but there are two main kind small cell lung cancer and non-small cell cancer. Cancer is usually staged based on the size of the initial tumor and how far and deep into the tissues it goes. What are the stages of lung cancer ?
In stage 0 the cancer is in the top lining of the lung or bronchus. It has not spread to the other part of the lungs nor outside.
In stage 1 cancer starts to spread
In stage 2 it gets larger and has spread in the lymph nodes inside the lungs in there is more than one tumor.
In stage 3 cancer gets lager and tumors are multiplying.
In stage 4 cancer has spread to the other lung, the fluid is all around the lungs and around other distant organs.
Critical thinking
Lung cancer is one of the main cause of death in here but the problem is people barely know the symptoms and always end up in the hospital too late. For some it might be asymptomatic but if we keep checking up on time we can catch it in the early stage and get necessary treatment for it.
